Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-31
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The City Board of Education will meet
this evening.
The Oleta Baseball Club of Davisville has
reorganized, and promises to be a strong Or
ganization this season.
The Health Officer of Woodland de-
clares that there are no cases of 6phtheria
IN that place at present.
Nothing has yet been heard from Charles
F. Smith, Baker & Hamilton s book-keeper,
who disappeared a week ago Saturday.
Owing to there being heavy fog on the
bay yesterday morning, the local passenger
train was half an hour behind time it its
arrival here.
There was large attendance Saturday
evening at the Pavilion Skating Rink, on
the occasion of the masquerade carnival,
and the affair was very successful.
At the Pioneer Mill yesterday morning
one of the employees had the little finger of
his right hand crushed, in consequence of
its getting caught in the machinery.
On Friday Andrew Bloom boy about
10 years of age, was thrown from a horse
on Dwight HOLSTERS ranch, down the
river, and suffered fracture of the left
arm.
Owing to storm troubles on the Union
Pacific Railroad, the express train from the
East this morning will not bring any
through mail and passengers, not having
connected at Ogden.
Sacramento Parlor No. 3 will give their
tenth annual ball in the near future. The
Committee of Arrangements are: R. T.
Devlin, W. A. Gett, E. H. Kraus, j. T.
Stafford, John Barrett.
The Black Flag" theatrical company
left Saturday evening for Denver, and
Horace Ewing's Uncle Toms Cabin"
company passed through yesterday, en-
route from Marysville for Napa.
David Cooper an old resident Of Sacra-
mento, died early Saturday morning, after
brief illness, aged 6S years. His funeral
took place yesterday afternoon, under the
auspices of the Caledonian Club.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature Saturday and yesterday was
500 and 800, and coo and $50, respectively,
with heavy frost and thin ice on Satur-
day morning, clear to fair weather on Sat
urday and clear weather yesterday.
William Wyatt, Familiarity known as
Niger Doc" who has resided in the vi
cinity of Hicksville for many years. died
few days ago. Deceased was about 60 years
old, and during his lifetime was well
known to old settlers in that section.
Cresco Lodge No. 203, l. 0. G. T., of Gait,
has elected the following officers to serve
the ensuing term: w. c. T., J. c. Fugitt;
w. V. T., Mrs. J. A. Sampson; w. s.,
Miss Josie Krenkle; w. f. s., Miss Helen
Fugitt; w. T., P. III. Latourrette; w. NJ,
James Jeffrey; w. l. g., Miss Jennie Glib
bons; w. o. g., Charles Adams. The new
officers will be installed tomorrow evening.
Sheriff Watkins, of Yolo county, has just
laid in fine new stock of chain-g gang suits
direct from the factory. They embrace all
sizes and styles, and the most fastidious
prisoner may secure stylish suit and
good fit There are thirty suits altogether,
SO the supply is certain to go around. The
Sheriff will also throw in handsome ball
and chain with the suit, without extra
charge, for those who desire jewelry.
1t was exceedingly kind of the baseball
players from the blue grass country who
contested with the Atlas at Central Park,
San Francisco, yesterday, to do all the
running that was done in the game, and
thus save the Sacramentans from fatigue
But, then, it wasn't iudicious to carry their
kindness so far. People may take it into
their heads that it was hippodrome, and
that the Atlas were not trying to play
Arrived since last report. steamer San
Joaquin, No. 4, from San Francisco, with
merchandise and barge load of general
freight; steamer d. f. knight, from San
Francisco, en- route for Marysville, with
merchandise. Departed, steamer San Joa-
quin, No. 8, for the upper Sacramento,
with merchandise and lumber; steamer
San Joaquin, No. T. for San Francisco, and
towing barge load of wood for Freeport.
At the Woodland race-track they have
been having some interesting races lately,
the contestants being roadsters mainly.
Last Saturday there was a fair attendance
to witness a contest between the horses
Snip, to light wagon. Jim to buggy and
Dolly B. to sulky. Dolly won the first,
second and fifth heats, and Jim the fourth
the third was dead heat. Snip was dis
tanced in the first heat. The best time
was BOIL.
Word has been received here that Mrs.
NJ. W. Cooley, wife of Master Mechanic
Cooley, of the Sacramento Division, c. 2.
R. r., died at Fort Plain, New York, last
Saturday. Mrs. Cooley was a very esti-
mable lady, with many friends and ac-
quaintances in Sacramento, as we'll as in
Rocklin, where the family have latterly
resided. She went East several months
ago on visit, and Mr.. Cooley went to join
her recently, owing to her illness.